It's often assumed that people who identify as women are supposed to wear bras. But if that's not what you want, the should be OK too. We're living in an era of increasing body positivity with new articles promoting self-love and Instagram accounts showing what "real women" look like popping up every day.
Big or small, lopsided or straight, tight or saggy — all breasts are beautiful. All breasts are normal. And if you want to let them hang free underneath that t-shirt, or under that sundress, you have every right to.
As someone who's been rocking the braless look for about five years now, the number of reasons I have for ditching my bras truly are endless. But instead of boring you with an exhaustive list of reasons — seriously, I could talk until I'm blue in the face — I've decided to narrow down the list to five solid reasons that I think everyone can get behind.
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It's just more comfortable.
After a long day at work, you probably take off your bra to get more comfortable. That's because there really isn't anything comfortable about wearing a bra. They've got those pointy underwires, tight bands, and annoying straps that never fail to leave a little indent in your skin.
Even if you're trying to rock an unlined bra or bralette, you'll still feel that tingling sense of soreness in your back and shoulders after going almost 12 hours in it.
Bras just aren't comfortable. They suffocate the girls, leave marks, and leave you with an overall sense of discomfort throughout the day. And I'm not just talking about physical discomfort, bras are mentally just as uncomfortable if not more so than they are physically.
How many times throughout the day do you wonder if you can see your bra through your shirt? How many times do you think, “I wonder if my bra straps are showing?” or, “Is my bra leaving weird lines on my back?”
You shouldn't have to be self-conscious about a natural part of being a person.
Bras are expensive.
Bras cost a lot of money. In most instances, they cost more than a good dinner or night out with friends.
At popular stores like Victoria's Secret and Aerie, bras will run you $50 and $30 respectively. Even outside of these stores, bras can cost you anywhere from $20 to more than $100.
And not only are they expensive, but bras have a relatively short shelf life. A bra has a shelf life of only about six to eight months. That means that twice a year, you'll likely have to go in and make this outrageous purchase because your bra has lost its spunk and vivaciousness.
And if we're being honest, you have more than one bra anyway so that's multiple new bras we're buying a year.
But you know how to change that? By not wearing a bra. Think about it, if you start going braless, you'll wear your bra less. That means the bras you do own will have less wear and tear, and will ideally last longer for those days when you feel like putting them on.
And in all honestly who wouldn't rather spend that money on a bottle of wine and a nice cheese plate?
A study suggested wearing bras less often may lead to perkier breasts
A 15-year-long study, suggested that wearing a bra every day actually does nothing beneficial for your breasts as far as their look and shape is concerned. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
Sports science expert Jean-Denis Rouillon conducted the study, and he claims that wearing a bra long-term can lead to weakened muscles and increased breast sagging.
"Medically, physiologically, anatomically — breasts gain no benefit from being denied gravity. On the contrary, they get saggier with a bra," Rouillon said in an interview with France Info.
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